Owner Comments:
SERIES: ANGEL
FACE VALUE: 1 ANGEL
METAL: Ag .999
WEIGHT IN FINENESS (g): 31.103
DIAMETER (mm): 38.60
STRIKE: PROOF
EDGE: REEDED
MINTAGE: N/A
YEAR OF ISSUE: 2015
GUILDING: N/A
DESINERS: Ian Rank Broadley (obverse), Raphael Maklouf (reverse)
ENGRAVER: N/A
KM#: N/A
OBVERSE: Right-Facing profile of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, with the artists initials located in the extreme lower right shoulder of the effigy. The Monarch, year of issue, country of issue, and triskelion’s are displayed around the rim. Denticles extend from the bottom of the rim and continue around the entire circumference of the coin. This is the third coin in the series on which the Ian Rank Broadley designed effigy was in use. In 2017 the I.R.B design was replaced by the 5th effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the II designed by Jody Collins. The IRB effigy replaced the Raphael Maklouf Portrait which was in use from 1985 to 1997, and appears on the first coin of the series.
REVERSE: Archangel Michael slaying the dragon. The small coat of arms of The Isle of Man is located directly above the halo with a Viking knit motif embellishment emerging from behind it and continuing around the entire circumference of the coin. The metal, fineness, weight, and denomination of the coin are displayed at the bottom, below the dragon. To the lower left of the coin at 7 o'clock below the dragon’s body is a privy mark, "U" centered in a hexagon. The privy mark denotes the bullion strike or quality, "U" for "Uncirculated". Also below the dragon at 8 o'clock are the initials "PM" for Pobjoy Mint. This design positions the Archangel Michael right hand facing with the dragon's head to the left side of the Archangel Michael, his spear in his right hand and the shield in his left.
NOTES: This is the third coin in the series to have a privy mark, the first being the 2010 coin which had a "15" privy for the 15 anniversary of first Silver Angel Coin. This is the second Angel coin to display a "U" privy, the first being the 2014 Angel. The next year a "P" privy was used on the Reverse Proof.